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New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 22-28

Interview: Shinichiro Watanabe
A few questions with the legendary director of Cowboy Bebop, Kids on the Slope and the upcoming Space Dandy. 2013-09-03

Guilty Crown Prize Pack Giveaway!
Enter to win a prize pack from Guilty Crown, including figures and more! 2013-08-30

Interview: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Sword Art Online's Kirito
The Japanese voice of Asuna's other half from Sword Art Online sits down with us for a few questions. 2013-09-05

Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Bambi and her Pink Gun
Jason checks out Atsushi Kaneko's ultraviolent bounty hunter tale. 2013-09-05

Haganai: I don't have many friends BD+DVD
A group of wacky characters trying to act out a storyline that doesn't exist. 2013-09-04

Interview: Haruka Tomatsu, Sword Art Online's Asuna
We sit down with Haruka Tomatsu, the Japanese voice of Asuna from Sword Art Online, for a little chat. 2013-09-04

Anime News Nina! - 2013-09-04
It's never fair to stereotype. 2013-09-04

The X Button - Bizarre Love Triangle
This week we're import-watching with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Kunio-Kun, and Shakespeare! Plus Mighty No. 9, Bravely Default, and a gambling problem. 2013-09-04

Pile of Shame - Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman
It could've been offensive, bawdy, witty and hilarious. Instead, it's just sort of lazy and crappy. 2013-09-03

Haganai: I don't have many friends BD+DVD
A group of wacky characters trying to act out a storyline that doesn't exist.

Gatchaman Crowds Episodes 1-7 Streaming
Rarely has a series been so thoroughly dominated by its female lead. Like a mushroom cloud looming over your morning commute, it's hard to pay attention to anything else when Hajime's around.

Alice in the Country of Hearts: The Clockmaker's Story GN
People who have been wondering if there are any somewhat sane male options in QuinRose's Wonderful Wonder World should very much enjoy The Clockmaker's Story.

Majestic Prince 13 - 18 Streaming
As Majestic Prince moves towards its finale, there is a sense of foreboding in the air. It feels like most of the threats have been hinted at or revealed, but their consequences are still unknown.

sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion 1 - 6 Streaming
It just may turn out that Daybreak Illusion is a dark horse of a show and will leave us all gasping at its finale. Right now, however, it is a bit of an odd duck, combining predictability with moments of heart-wrenching melancholy.

Dragon Ball Z Dub.DVD - Rock the Dragon Edition
Collects all 53 episodes and three movies of DBZ's Ocean Group dub, exactly as you saw them in your youth. Minus the Hot Wheels commercials of course.

Silver Spoon Episodes 1 - 6 Streaming
Balancing information and humor, Silver Spoon is never dull and if it isn't always pretty – well, that's just the way life is, and the characters would tell you that sometimes you just have to understand that.

Rozen Maiden – Zurückspulen Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Riddled with problems, but also eerie and intriguingly melancholy. Not to mention gorgeous.

Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Episodes 1-6 Streaming
Free! proves that it has the right elements to succeed as both a sports series and a school-life series, but it hasn't put those elements to full use yet.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II Blu-Ray
There are reasons to watch this movie: fine individual scenes, fun cameos, interesting alterations. They're exceedingly small charms, though, for a film that squanders so many large ones.

Afro Samurai: Resurrection Director's Cut DVD
To those seasoned on what to expect from a big Hollywood blockbuster, just like those noisy, expensive cinematic confections we flock to every summer, it's a whole lot of time, money and talent dumped into a pretty terrible script.